There were about 15 categories and each received a first, second, and third place award, along with several honorable mention awards. The categories were separated by size, Large, Medium, and Small, and by technique, Large, Pieced, Quilted by Hand, Large, Applique', Quilted by Professional, etc. After all the categories were judged, there was a Best of Show, Large, Best of Show, Medium, and Best of Show, Small selected from the First Place winners in those size categories.
This year they also had a special award for "Outstanding Handwork"--this award was presented in memory of three of their members who had passed away since the last show, all of whom were excellent needlewomen.
And a few of the winners are:
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| BEST OF SHOW LARGE, Applique', Machine Quilted by a Professional Wreath of Roses Made by Karen Asbury and quilted by Marge Love |
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| BEST OF SHOW MEDIUM, Mixed Technique, Machine Quilted by a Professional Diamonds in the Rough Squared Made by Lynn Doyle Blaylock, shown here, Quilted by Cheri Weber |
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| BEST OF SHOW SMALL, Other, Quilted by a Non-Professional Carolina Lily, Made and Quilted by Terri Embrey |
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| OUTSTANDING NEEDLEWORK AWARD Ruth's Rose Garden Large Applique', Made and Hand Quilted by Dorothy Dailey |
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| VIEWER'S CHOICE, LARGE Large, Mixed Technique. Quilted by Professional Grandma's Garden in the 30's Made by Barbara Patterson, shown here, Quilted by Terri Rogers |
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| VIEWER'S CHOICE, MEDIUM Another Ribbon for Lynn Blaylocks' Diamonds in the Rough Squared |
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| VIEWER'S CHOICE, SMALL Small, Mixed Technique, Quilted by a Non-Professional Zoey Zebra Made and quilted by Nancy Ice |
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| King of the Jungle, Medium Pieced Machine Quilted by a Non-Professional Made and Quilted by Kathleen Robinson |
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| Twisted Posies Medium Pieced Machine Quilted by a Professional Made by Marcelle Bethany, Quilted by Sharon Beene |
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| Long May She Wave Medium Pieced, Machine Quilted by a Non-Professional Made and Quilted by Terri Embrey |
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| Deco Heart Beat Small Pieced Quilted by a Professional Made by Anita Haddad, Quilted by Anita and Terri Rogers |
I presented a one hour Trunk Show each of the two days. It was well-received and I brought exactly the right number of quilts to keep the talk to one hour. After the first day, they told me I spoke "Yankee fast" for Southern ears, so the second day I sloooowwwwed down, some...
It was a fun few days for me and I hope to return to spend more time with the lovely ladies of the Needle Chasers Guild of Iuka, MS. As you can see, they are an eclectic group and do wonderful work. There were vendors and theme rooms, and funny signs part 1 part 2 everywhere. Make plans to attend their 2018 show, you won't be disappointed.
Let's Quilt!
Barbara
Nice, diverse show!
ReplyDeleteLoved looking at the quilting on some of those showpieces!
ReplyDeleteGot a real kick out of you being told you talk Yankee fast! I have never heard that term before, but I haven't spent much time in the South.
I somehow missed a couple of those at the show...thanks for posting pics! It was a great show, and I marvel at your talents...judging, teaching, speaking, working the crowd. It was really fun and you were sweet to introduce me so I could find some PEEPS, LOL! I am still trying to deal with Blogger/Google...SO FRUSTRATING and the help forums have been no help at all, big surprise.
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